Bad Weather Impedes Antarctic Rescue Mission

Third Attempt to Reach Stranded Ship Fails

SYDNEY—Snow showers, strong winds and poor visibility are hampering attempts to rescue dozens of researchers, holidaymakers and crew on a ship trapped in Antarctic ice for almost a week.

Australia's maritime authority said the Aurora Australis, a vessel designed to break through thick blocks of ice, had come close to the MV Akademik Shokalskiy, a Russian ship that remains stranded after two earlier rescue attempts by other...